occasion

/ə'keɪʒən/ nounverb
8 letters3 syllables12 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
NOUN
1

An event that occurs at a critical time.

“it was needed only on special occasions”

2

A vaguely specified social event.

“an occasion arranged to honor the president”

3

An opportunity to do something.

“there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill”

4

Reason.

“there was no occasion for complaint”

5

The time of a particular event.

“on the occasion of his 60th birthday”

VERB
1

Give occasion to.

WORD FORMS
Starts withO
Ends withN
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
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Starts & ends withO … N
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